History of all released versions of abeMeda (and CDWinder)

As you can see, for 16 years, we have been constantly updating and
improving abeMeda/CDWinder.

Current Version of abeMeda for
Windows:

7.1.1 (February
2nd, 2018)

abeMeda now supports .jps and .mpo stereoscopic image
files

fixed a bug that could cause abeMeda to crash after errors
occurred during cataloging.

fixed a problem where certain archives (ePUBs, RARs) could
cause cataloging to fail without producing a catalog.

fixed a bug Batch Cataloging where the cataloging options
dialog could not be confirmed anymore to start cataloging.

fixed a problem where the custom fields for catalogs would not
display correctly after selected in the Appearance options

fixed a problem with text encoding when reading the content of
certain text files. Recognizing different encodings was improved
and should give better results.

fixed a problem where the installer would sometimes fail to
complete the installation of abeMeda.

fixed a problem where the import of WhereIsIt exports was too
strict and prevented successful importing.

and fixed and improved numerous other issues.

7.1 (December 19th,
2017)

added support for barcodes, rsp. the barcode
generator zint for our catalogs in different areas of
abeMeda:
- catalogs' properties received a separate sheet for displaying the
catalogs barcode.
- also added a barcode option to the copy subMenu for
catalogs.
- and we added barcodes as an option when exporting to HTML (lists
& contactSheets) and XML.

abeMeda can now rename and delete not only
catalog items, but also the actual files through
our catalogs.
- you can also delete duplicate items now directly
from the found results, if you want.

added new command line parameters:
- “/au" can force handling the AutoUpdates, even if switched off in
the preferences.
- augmented the /x parameter with an optional minimumRunTime (in
minutes), so you can control this instances' duration directly.
abeMeda will stay open AT LEAST mm minutes, and then exit as soon
as all scans are done.

abeMeda can now also remove geotags via the GPS context
menu

autoUpdate now also calculates and offers "next Start Time" as
a separate column - you can keep your AutoUpdateList sorted that
way, and always see which update comes next.

added the ability to force FileExtensions in order to pair any
exactly named file with a given extension and treat them as such.
(eg. all files "title" shall be cataloged and read as ".txt")

fixed a problem where special characters (UTF16..., umlauts,
...) in QuickFind are not correctly transformed into the created
query

abeMeda now tests tempPaths and the database folder before and
during cataloging, and will give you the options of aborting if the
paths are invalid or necessary access rights are missing.
autoUpdates are discarded in any such case, and thusly logged in
the AutoUpdate log.

abeMeda now offers editing and saving of XMP/IPTC
metadata tags. You can now modify all the XMP data abeMeda
reads and supports, and save them back to the catalog AND the
respective files.

also added a controlled global keyword list,
that keeps and offers your favourite keywords for tagging. also
added keywords to the QuickFind options.

added support for ratings (also based in XMP)
- you can add ratings to any image, video and prepress file, which
is then stored either inside that file, or in an accompanying XMP
sidecar.

added "in Year", "in Month", "in Month Any Year" to the
available find operators, for more flexibility when looking for
certain date ranges.

added "name or path contains" as search criteria - whenever you
don't know whether what you are looking for can be found in each
file name or just in the containing folder.

added our new Extended catalog format, that
allows for catalog sizes above 4GB. This requires the 64bit version
of abeMeda.

preview thumbnails can now even be 1024px, 2048px or 4096px in
size (when using that new Extended catalog format)

improved stability, accuracy, and speed of updates

augmented AutoUpdate: you can now temporarily
switch AutoUpdate on and off (without needing to clear your
complete schedule). We added a lot more interval options, from
"every 30 minutes" to "every 4 days". You can also now decide to
run all your updates serialized (one at a time, so they don't
interfere with each other, eg when on the same drive)

abeMeda now saves the last used cataloging settings in its
catalog files. That way you can create specific catalogs for
certain purposes without having to switch around the cataloging
settings all the time. These settings can be respected when
updating, and you can also choose to use/prefer them when
scheduling AutoUpdates for the catalogs. When cataloging, you have
the options of using the stored setting, the current defaults, or a
selection of different presets.

abeMeda now also includes stored Lyrics in different export
formats.

added hierarchical groups to albums and
smartFolders.

added a new "Item" menu, grouping together ratings, labels and
several other tasks and options for different selected item
(types)

added "photo contact sheets" to create and export an overview
of a selection of photos.

added "show Preview", which is now a separate menu command for
items with thumbnail previews (not only available via double-click
on the preview in inspector). There is also a shortcut (ALT+SPACE)
for it.

added a hidden setting to change the temp folder abeMeda uses
when cataloging and exporting. (useful when you're in a
space-constrained environment, and/or on an SSD)

abeMeda now also looks for and recognizes the 64bit 7zip
path

fixed: we now only read XMP from sidecars for movie files,
except when forced otherwise by "prfIgnoreXMPinMOV". Else XMP would
load huge video files completely into memory to seek them for data.
Especially cumbersome when cataloging network drives.

fixed: abeMeda now correctly treats anamorphic video files when
encountered via ffmpeg. these would result in distorted thumbnails
and dimensions in the past.

fixed: we can now read more metadata from ffmpeg results,
compensating for the loss of QuickTime.

fixed: load times for albums are now much faster.

fixed problems with the prefix and suffix of the automatic
serial numbers

fixed: findEditor now always adds a new criteria of the same
kind as the one you pressed "+" on.

fixed problems with the databaseSettings, where ignoring of
folders would not really work, but ignoring file suffixes would
also ignore folders that happen to have that suffix...

fixed a problem with certain huge ZIP archive files that would
still report the wrong size.

fixed a problem where certain damaged RTF files would cause
abeMeda to crash when it tried to read their contents.

fixed problems in the ID3 cataloging with certain formats of
Lyrics and other data.

fixed a problem with the automatic batch cataloging, where
abeMeda could only eject the first installed disc drive, not the
one selected.

fixed a couple of issues with the CSV export.

and fixed and improved numerous other issues.

6.7 (February 2nd, 2016)

abeMeda now reads XMP metadata in MP4/MOV files!

Keywords (Tags) can now be added and/or edited for each catalog
item.

That allows for additional information per item besides
Comments and Labels

fixed and improved the tar archive reader

added .MXF and .webm to the list of supported video
formats

improved the command line options and syntax - we now allow to
start an update by specifying the actual volume path, and have
abeMeda figure out the corresponding catalog on its own. That also
allows for "create new if not yet there"

added a (hidden) setting to allow abeMeda to gather any failed
files during cataloging, and present them as an album afterwards,
for diagnostics.

added a "retract" button to the batch-scan dialog, and also
added an eject and retract button to the cataloging progress dialog
when in batch mode

added "Save As New SmartFolder", "New Empty Query" and "Load
last used Query" to the find tools menu

modified the "ask for media" dialogs and process. You can now
choose any valid folder path, and (re-)connect an unmatched catalog
to that directly from the dialog.

the dialog for "existing catalog" now has more information, and
can show and select the found catalog if requested.

the Find context menu for catalogs now contains catalog
specific find options that can help find similar catalogs
directly

added "Has No Tags" and "Kind is Comic" as find options

improved and corrected album handling and performance

added a manual save option to the Inspector - using SHIFT or
ALT click on the Edit button will save the current changes without
changing the edit mode.

fixed: fileCheck would not correctly identify missing (deleted)
files on the associated medium

added a new function to export folders of existing catalogs
into a new separate catalog file

and fixed and improved numerous other issues.

6.6 (June 15th,
2015)

abeMeda now correctly rotates thumbnails based on their EXIF
rotation flags.

added the reading of AudioCD CoverArt from CoverArtArchive for
MusicBrainz, also improved handling of MusicBrainz results

improved & augmented AutoUpdate with more intervals (from
hourly to weekly) instead of just daily.

IPTC keywords and categories are now sorted alphabetically in
the Inspector

updated and improved catalog file handling, loading catalog
files and and working with huge a library is much faster now

improved catalog display, and updated sorting. On Windows 7 and
later abeMeda now better sorts numerals in (catalog) names.

improved ZIP and ZIP64 file recognition and parsing.

abeMeda can now read ISRC from WAV files!

fixed a problem adding catalogs to AutoUpdate in the 64bit
version

fixed a problem communicating with Google Earth in the 64bit
version

added commands to control and delete QuickFind history

fixed a number of problems in the inspector and the find
window

improved cataloging and metadata recognition for many formats,
like MOVs, MP4s, FLVs

fixed a problem when reading IPTC tags containing CR/LF

and fixed and improved numerous other issues.

6.4 (May 19th, 2014)

abeMeda is now 64bit and runs natively on
64bit Windows – allowing us to use more memory, and work faster on
64bit systems.

our new “Find Duplicates” function that allows
you to identify duplicate files in any number of catalogs. It
offers several criteria for item comparison, and you can also find
unique items (that only exist in ONE catalog, eg all files on a new
disc that are not yet in your own collection)

the new “Movie Contact Sheet” function, to
create beautiful contact sheets of movies in different formats –
you can define the number of previews to show, and their
arrangement and layout. Output comes as an image file in different
file formats.

new “Find … in folder” context menu commands,
to quickly find all pictures, movies, audio or – in general – media
files in any given folder with a dsingle click. Allows you to
compile and view all media independently of existing folder
hierarchies

new selection for QuickFind type – you can
decide if QuickFind works on Any Text (as before), or on Name,
Comment, EXIF, IPTC or audio tags. Thus enabling you to accomplish
even more taks with a single QuickFind. Also, it now allows to find
a place on the map (like in GeoFinder)

Find has again grown faster and more
stable

the Inspector now shows a lot more information fur
multi-item selections, detecting if and how many audio or
video files are selected, and accumulating their duration; or
showing aggregations for folders and catalogs.

newly added support for huge Zip archives
(ZIP64, > 4 GBytes in size)

improved support for FileCheck values – now
allowing to check multiple files at once, searching for files or
catalogs with or without FileCheck, displaying FileCheck as
separate column in the detail views etc)

“Content” and “Preview” can
now also be found in the Properties dialogs of files, offering that
stored data for viewing outside of the Inspector. abeMeda can also
show the stored preview in a separate popup window.

improved processing and recognition of huge TIFF and JPEG
files

improved RAW support (new libraw version, with
new file formats like CR2 or CRW)

added .css, .csv and
.srt to the text file content cataloguing

added support for MTS video files, also
looking for a preview if a matching codec is installed

fixed a number of smaller output and display problems (Hz/kHz
number formatting for audio files, handling of very small file
sizes, ...)

fixed a possible hang on startup due to certain find
queries

fixed some errors in the ADC import

fixed a problem with a rogue logfile created on the desktop
even though logging level was 0

6.2 (March 13th,
2013)

added reading previews of icon files - abeMeda
will now create a preview of the largest available format in icon
(.ICO) files

added beautiful colors to the existing
labels - you can choose different sets, edit and
save them, and tag any catalog or item with them. See them
displayed throughout the application, or even switch them off
completely in the options.

added a whole number of new export formats,
that also cover presentation needs, not only technical data
exchange:

new HTML contact sheets (thumbnail view), for
a number of selected items, or even for whole catalogs
(hierarchically, to click through interactively), including linked
original images

new HTML report (detail view), also hierarchical

and a new XML export, also including
previews.

new "Reconnect" command for existing catalogs
- so you can reconnect a catalog with a renamed (or otherwise
modified) or different volume...

added new icons for different volume and media types

added bing to our list of location based webservices for
geotags.

added "Year" and "Genre" as editable values to the inspector
for AudioCDs.

fixed and improved AudioCD handling in cataloging and their
inspector display

fixed and improved handling of large catalogs (> 2GB) while
cataloging

improved recognition for large pictures and PDFs

improved metadata generator performance and results

fixed mapInspector to correctly handle & remember map
choices

improved AutoSync and AutoUpdate handling and behaviour

fixed a couple of issues with batch cataloging, too

and applied a number of smaller fixes and improvements all
over...

Previous Versions:

6.0.2 (April 23rd,
2012)

added support for MP4/MOV embedded cover art (requiring
QT)

added new columns for item, file and folder count to the
catalog details list view

added handling of relative paths ("..\") and environment
variables (%USERPROFILE%) to our database folder path command line
argument (/db). That way, portable installations of abeMeda can run
right from an external drive (HDD or USB stick)

fixed freedb recognition, that was sometimes not called even if
requested.

fixed a number of smaller issues involving the QuickFind
control or the logfile path.

6.0.1 (February 14th, 2012)

found item lookup would sometimes lead to a crash

implemented freedb protocol level 6, for unicode text from
freedb.

introduced geotag vicinity search into the findEditor, to make
it fully accessible, and combinable with other criteria.

added support for unicode volume names

added a pause functionality to our progress dialogs

fixed movie recognition in our meDaGen !!

freedb & Xpdf settings were not correctly set in the
options dialog

"Pack logfile" button in Logging dialog was always greyed
out

6.0 (December 11th, 2011)

well, the new name, of course! abeMeda still reads CDs, but is
capable of so much more, that we needed a new name to reflect
that.

newly redesigned and integrated layout, using a single
window

new Albums and SmartFolders allow for greater possibilities and
flexibility when working with your files. Save your favourite Find
Queries in SmartFolders for easier and faster access, or gather the
files you need for a specific purpose or project in an Album to
keep them together.

new mapInspector right in the main window shows geotag
locations even outside of the GeoFinder.

mapInspector reacts to the (geotagged) items selected in the
main window

plus, has a load of functionality in its context menu, like the
new "Find All In This Map" for one-click geo-area search

new edit mode in the mediaInspector now allows for commenting
or labelling directly from the main window.

The Inspector can also edit common values for multiple items
directly. We now offer comment and label for items, and also
Location and the catalogs' Extra Fields for editing when multiple
items are selected.

new external metaDataGenerator makes cataloging even faster and
fi¬nal¬ly immune to crashing - it will take the fall so abeMeda
won't have to.

new improved cataloging of AudioCDs : abeMeda now asks
MusicBrainz for information, and reads ASIN, ISRC and CD-TEXT when
available.

new PDF thumbnails and content cataloging (via Xpdf) : abeMeda
will query an installed Xpdf for PDF thumbnails and/or content to
store that in the catalogs.

new AutoUpdate, enabling business license holders to select
catalogs for daily automatic update.

redesigned the column selection in our preferences to handle
all these new columns

the column headers are now adapted to the new design and
handling in Vista and Windows7 (especially regarding the sort
direction indicators)

you can now also choose “None” as sort column, dropping all
sorting and reverting to the order of items in the catalog. (via
sort menu option, or by pressing SHIFT when clicking the sorted
column header)

abeMeda can now save partial catalogs when you cancel
cataloguing midway

extended abeMeda’s audio capabilities

corrected metadata reading for several filetypes

added an Audio Info section to the inspector for all files that
do not have mp3tags.

fixed a problem with certain TIFF files that caused CDWinder to
freeze.

fixed a display problem for empty video metadata in the media
inspector.

and addressed even more smaller problems.

5.7.1 (September 22nd, 2010)

CDWinder can catalog the GPS tags in .MOV video files created
by the Apple iPhone! That gives you the same geotag related
features as with photos, such as starting a geosearch, or showing
the point in Google Earth or on the built-in map

added cataloging of metadata and thumbnails for Adobe
Illustrator and InDesign files.

added cataloging of the contents of url and .webloc files,
incl. finding and visiting the stored URLs

added importing of WhereIsIt XML catalog files.

fixed a problem with the importing of BrokenX catalogs

fixed problems with the sorting via the Order By
sub-menu's

fixed problems with the image quality of our Locr upload

improved Drag'n'Drop capabilities and handling

improved volume recognition and (UNC) path handling

fixed a performance problem when cataloging thousands of RAW
images, and several other stability issues during find and
cataloging

fixed a problem with the handling of renamed catalog items

fixed issues with the slideshows when including folder names or
still archived items that caused problems in the external
tools.

added several switches to control the internal engines for
cataloging - to turn off XMP, RAW, QT etc. individually.

added a menu command to swiftly show the logfile if logging is
activated

improved display of and scrolling through large item
collections or folders with many thumbnails.

and addressed and fixed even more smaller problems.

5.6.1 (July 22nd, 2009)

improved find : up to 20% faster now, and more stable.

enabled UNC for database folders, enhanced general handling of
and awareness for UNC paths and folders

added confirmation before overwriting existing geotags in
files

CDWinder now remembers the last used find query and the last
cataloged path

improved the handling of the command line interface when
scanning and updating, especially when running as a scheduled
task.

added storing of Locr settings, including Locr user
credentials

Expanded the URL handler. It now also offers:
cdwinder://find/audio/&genre=folk
cdwinder://find/audio/&composer=Bach
cdwinder://find/audio/&year=1970

added .MPV movies, and sped up thumbnail creation for mp4
movies

added a clipboard context menu to the findWindow input
controls

fixed scaling of catalogued thumbnails for QuickTime-enabled
movies

fixed a problem with BIGTIFFs that CDWinder can not handle
yet

fixed and improved the doubleclick handling of certain
filetypes

fixed the reading of certain TAR archives

fixed a problem reading cover art of AIFF and certain AAC
files

and adressed some smaller problems.

5.6 (May 5th, 2009)

CDWinder now creates thumbnails for movie files! This uses
DirectShow and / or QuickTime, and includes a number of file
formats, such as avi, mov, mp4, m4v, mpg, flv, mkv, and more – if
the required codecs are installed. We tested CDWinder with a
DirectShow codec pack like CCCP. Also, CDWinder doesn’t use the
first frame of a movie, but grabs a thumbnail at about 20% of the
duration of the movie

With CDWinder you can now geotag your pictures with Google
Earth (utilizing Phil Harvey's exiftool). If you create a catalog
of an online volume, you can use CDWinder and Google Earth to
geotag the picture in the catalog and in the file itself.

CDWinder now offers Locr-Upload capabilities. It works for
photos with or without geotags, and you can upload single or
multiple photos. Also, you can get a list of your albums on the
Locr server, and place the uploaded photos in one of them or create
a new one

CDWinder can finally catalog UNC paths (Network Places) without
the need of a mapped drive letter

CDWinder can now also catalog the GPS coordinates stored in
sidecar XMP files or XMP records in photos

New RAR code to catalog the contents of archives larger than 4
GB

KMZ Export has been improved with better KML content, an option
to use the KMZ TimeStamp, and an option to include the metadata or
not

You can now exclude files from cataloging based on their name
suffixes, or folders based on their name. This is handled by a file
named DatabaseSettings.xml in your CDWinder database folder.

CoverArt of AAC-Songs will now be cataloged again, supporting
the yet again changed format introduced with iTunes 8

The Podcast info text of songs is now cataloged, and will be
displayed, and can of course be searched as well

The comment inside JPG photos is now cataloged (that is the
unique JPG comment, not the IPTC comment, which CDWinder can
already catalog since version 2.5)

Due to popular demand, CDWinder now has separate sorting for
folders, just like in Windows Explorer

Fixed a bug where finding IPTC or EXIF criteria in Found Items
would not work

fixed : bug that could prevent CDWinder from starting up from a
network database folder

fixed : problems with switching between display modes

fixed : some columns in the main window or find window were not
correctly filled

and addressed some smaller problems.

5.5 (January 6, 2009)

CDWinder can now catalog all metadata of AIFF songs, including
Cover Art, Lyrics and all other typical fields

CDWinder can read previews and EXIF data from RAW images

CDWinder now catalogs important metadata of movie files (avi,
mov, mp4, m4v, mpg, flv), such as the size and duration, as well as
the frame rate and codec

CDWinder now catalogs XMP metadata out of RAW, TIFF, PDF, EPS,
JPG, and even sidecar files, increasing the compatibility to Adobe
Bridge and all other Adobe applications

The new GeoFinder dramatically improves the Geo-Search feature:
A fully interactive map allows you to specify the starting point
for your search, and you can use the current Google Earth position,
along with preset locations and a new place search

CDWinder can now export geotags into the KMZ format, including
previews of the actual photos and important metadata, such as the
location and camera parameters. That does of course work for any
photo formats

All photos with GPS data now have the GeoTagIcon badged to
their thumbnail in the CDWinder windows

When cataloging GPS data, CDWinder now also reads the azimuth,
tilt, and distance values written by Graphic Converter and some GPS
modules attached to Nikon cameras. This value is then used for
"Reveal in Google Earth", as well as the KMZ export file

CDWinder can now handle a wide range of URLs, such as
cdwinder://find/gps/&city=Berlin&distance=5000m or
cdwinder://find/audio/&album=Crime%20Of%20The%20Century. You
can use that to interactively integrate CDWinder into your web
sites and more.

Extended the Export to include MP3, EXIF, and IPTC metadata of
all found items properly

The IPTC metadata in any export now has no Return characters,
but these are replaced by either a comma or a blank

CDWinder is now able to write a logfile, especially useful for
identifying corrupt catalogs or rogue media files that mess up the
metadata reader

The thumbnails in the detail window can now be scaled (64 - 512
pixels)

CDWinder offers a new light table view with a dark window
background, that enhances visibility with media thumbnails

CDWinder can use IrfanView or XnView, if installed, to show images in a
slideshow.

CDWinder now accepts its own catalog files with drag & drop
into the catalog list. Any such files are now copied to the
CDWinder database folder and used

Fixed a bug with the Batch Catalog Scan that caused unending
loops when a catalog already existed in the database

And, as always, we fixed several other bugs…

5.1.1 (April 16, 2008)

CDWinder can now catalog all metadata of AIFF songs, including
Cover Art, Lyrics and all other typical fields

MP3 Cover Art is now being read from ID3v2.2 format tags as
well as the ID3v2.3 tags

CDWinder can now show more than one photo in Google Earth, and
exports the GPS coordinates of all selected photos (along with
their names and IPTC caption) into a KML file (to be used with
Goodle Earth and other applications)

The GPS distance search window now displays the selected
coordinate in a nice world map

All GPS related context menu entries now use the GPS icon from
http://www.geotagicons.com/

The Inspector now also shows the alitutide of GPS
coordinates

Fixes problems with the catalog serial number, and CDWinder can
now renumber existing catalogs, too.

Fixes a bug in the GPS distance search, where a rounding error
could sometimes produce incorrect results

Fixes a bug when some JPG photos with XMP metadata would
prevent CDWinder from reading the IPTC comments of the file

Fixes a bug with navigating folders inside of scanned
archives

Fixes a bug with the display of UniCode characters of updated
catalogs

5.1 (February 26, 2008)

QuickUpdate: Updating existing
catalogs in CDWinder is now about 50 times faster than before,
because CDWinder now keeps the unchanged meta-data
around

QuickFind: a search field in
the main toolbar now allows to find any text in all catalogs
directly and quickly

New extended Find context
menus: Find files with the same MP3 artist,album, title or composer, or based on IPTC
meta-data or date values

Vastly extendedGPS geotag
support: CDWinder can
now also show the location of a photo in Flickr, Panoramio, Google
Maps or MapQuest

Find photos based on their GPS
location and distance relative to another photo

Cataloging ZIP archive contents
is about 20 times faster than before,due to a new and improved algorithm

Cataloging of MP3 and AAC tags
is now fully Unicode compatible as well

CoverArt in MP3 and AAC is now
cataloged as well

Ringtone audio files are also
being cataloged

CDWinder now optionally
generates aFileCheckvalue for every file, and allows you to verify
that at any time. Important for photographers and everyone else who
wants to ensure that their data is still alive andunchanged

once an image is geotagged (either in the camera, or by
additional software) and cataloged, it can always be located
anywhere on the globe !

added a search for object kind (Folder, Picture, Movie,
...)

fixed several bugs

enhanced: cataloging of TIFFs, EXIF & IPTC records, ZIP
archives

fixed: disappearing catalogs after restart

fixed: undeleteable catalog folders

fixed: catalogs' Extra Fields were not included in
searching

enhanced: parsing of the command line

and others

CDWinder 5 22. May 2007

CDWinder can now catalog thumbnail previews for photo and image
files of several types (JPG, TIFF, PSD, PNG, GIF, BMP)

Enhanced user interface: CDWinder's list windows can be
switched between the list and a new icon view mode, to see all
those thumbnails in full glory. Navigational controls and history
ease your path through your data, and allow better control.

Full Unicode support: All new catalogs created by CDWinder 5.0
now contain the full Unicode file names, comments, and such

Date and number outputs are correctly locale formatted

Date inputs for search criteria use a calendar control

New additional run time parameters: CDWinder is now able to
catalog media or update existing catalogs or folders by specifying
parameters at startup. That way you can have CDWinder catalog every
disk you burn, or update specific catalogs over night.

A number of bugs was fixed

CDWinder 2.6.1 18. December 2006

Some nasty bugs were fixed, e.g.

Improved the new AutoVerify function

AutoVerify interrupted normal operations

In some circumstances, the new AutoVerify would cause CDWinder
use up far too much memory, or even crash

Exporting of different levels of catalog information didn’t
work correctly and was rebuilt.

CDWinder 2.6 2. December 2006

Revamped and enhanced the Find window

We now allow the combination of several search criteria (up to
16) to find objects in the catalogs

Existing techniques as “find in found objects”, “add to found
objects” or wildcards (with names) still exist and can be combined
with the new mechanisms

Added custom fields and extra information to add to the
catalogs

Automatic serial numbers for catalogs have been added

Up to 5 custom fields can be defined, that carry additional
information for each catalog

Added Lyrics

MP3-tags now include Lyrics tag – lyrics are stored full-text
in our catalogs and can be searched using Any Text

Folders and volumes can be dragged onto CDWinder to have them
cataloged, even directly in specific folders.

Catalogs and catalog folders can be moved and copied to other
catalog folders, several at a time, from the ListView

Multiple selected catalogs and catalog folders can serve as a
source for search operations, or be exported all together

Enhanced archive support

Added RAR archive support

Added folder support for all archive types

Added a command line switch

By using the parameters /db in the command line, the current
instance of CDWinder can be forced to use a specific database
folder, instead of the one stored in the preferences (for
registered users only)

Usage : cdwinder.exe /db "D:\myData\catalog files"

Fixed several bugs…

Changes for Version 1.9.1 (22. December
2003)

CDWinder now optionally comes with a Setup-routine (incl.
uninstall) in a self-extracting EXE-File, if you prefer that.

CDWinder can now export in CSV format, too.

As a little christmas present we integrated scanning of JPEG
image information. It's intended as a preview of the upcoming
version 2.0, where we will scan extensive information incl. EXIF
and IPTC for several image formats.

The sporadic problem with the immovable splitbar has been
solved.

Our ZIP-Archive routine can now handle ZIPs created by Mac OS
X.

An error in the MP3-scan, potetnially causing crashes with
defective files, was removed.

Communication with the freedb-database was optimized and is now
more fault-tolerant.

Recognition of existing catalogs was improved ans should be
more precise now.

Changes for Version 1.9 (2. November 2003)

launching CDWinder is much faster now thanks to the new
QuickLaunch Cache.

CDWinder can sync the database folder CDWinder and reflect the
changes. That's very handy for network use, sharing a database
folder on a server. (This feature requires a CDWinder Business
License.)

The memory management of catalog data was improved. The amount
of memory used by CDWinder for this data can be configured in the
new database preferences dialog.

Cataloging of several volumes can now be done
simultaneously

CDWinder allows updating of catalogs - catalogs can be updated
to the contents of a volume without losing the input like lables or
comments.

As always we have fixed some bugs and glitches (for example
with the recognition of mixed-mode audio-cd's).

Changes for Version 1.8 (22. June 2003)

Cataloging of folders

Cataloging of WAV-files

Cataloging of AAC-files incl. Tags

Cataloging of Tar Archives

Improved Cab-Archive cataloging

Tooltips enabled for display of additional information on
catalogs or media files

Fixed several bugs…

Changes for Version 1.7.1 (3. February 2003)

bugfix release, e.g.:

fixed several glitches in the new find functions

fixed the export-function

improved AudioCD-recognition in Win9x (MCI)

Changes for Version 1.7 (15. December 2002)

revamped and improved find functionality

added wildcard search
Name, Comment and Any Text "contains" now allows for
wildcards!

added source selection
all catalogs, selected catalog or folder, found objects or catalog
infos only and items with different labels can be chosen as search
sources

items can be added to already found ones

added support for cataloging CAB-archives

added support for the MP3-composer-tag

scanning, display and find functionality.

added a toolbar !

added support for long(er) comments

Catalogs and items can carry virtually unlimited comments (was
limited to 255 chars up to now)

Changes for Version 1.6 (31. March 2002)

support for labeling the different objects

we sport 15 different labels, configurable in the
Preferences

labels are assignable to the different objects in the
dialogs

we have label- columns and you can search for labels

support for CDFinder labels, and CDFinderFolderInfo

support for AudioCD’s, Extended-AudioCD’s through ASPI

improved recognition of (Extended-)AudioCD’s

added cataloging of ExtendedAudioCD’s (NT4+ only for now!)

freedb-support for Windows NT4

revamped and improved catalog export

new output-format

new export-dialog

selectable columns

definable output

Changes for Version 1.5.1 (19. December
2001)

The catalog view can now be sorted alphabetically, by using a
new preference setting.

Media info is now included when exporting found items and
catalog data.

CDWinder now detects duplicates before cataloging them and
prompts the user for action.

Changes in catalogs names are now saved right away.

Slight imperfections in the freedb protocol were
corrected.

The Batch Catalog function was improved for some glitches in
Win9x.

Changes for Version 1.5 (25. November 2001)

The Audio Edition

CDWinder now supports cataloging AudioCDs ! The title and track
infos are gathered by utilizing the internet CD-database
freedb.org.

CDWinder now reads the tag info of MP3 files!! The artist,
album, title, year, genre, comment, track, and encoding info is
processed (any version of the tag!). Also the duration and the
compression of every MP3 file is read. Of course, the Find
parameters have been extended by adequate new values. The MP3 info
is displayed in the new Media-Info column, or in the extended
Properties window.

I have added a Batch Cataloging function, to simplify
cataloging those piles of AudioCDs (and other media, of
course)

The new Find parameter "Any Text" finds text in any of the
fields name, comment, version, and MP3 info.

The new Find parameter "Duration" finds the duration of audio
files (MP3 and CD audio tracks, later more...).

The preferences-dialog was adapted based on the new
possibilites, of course.

Cataloging in Windows 9x (95/98/SE/Me) should be more stable
now - resource-issues were eliminated and the handling of version
information was improved.

A problem with cataloging in Virtual PC on Mac OS was fixed -
CDWinder used to loop indefinitely on a special directory
link...

Changes for Version 1.2 (29. July 2001)

enhanced system integration

added opening of files and displaying them in the explorer

we show the nicer and more detailed icons in the ListView,
too...

enhanced media-handling

improved and faster cataloging

added driveEngine to identify accesible volumes

enhanced find-routine

added support to find the catalogs (names and comments)

added support for deleting catalog folders

added some minor enhancements
- improved the navigation and display in the TreeView
- we now have some general information in a status bar
- coordinates of windows and columns are preserved

Changes for Version 1.1.1 (29. April 2001)

fixed some bugs in the findEngine

findings with extended characters (e.g. german Umlauts) didn't
work properly

findings with dates didn't show any results

added some minor enhancements

we now have some progress-information during startup and find
operations

we show nicer and more detailed icons in the item property
dialogs

Changes for Version 1.1 (24. March 2001)

added catalog support for Zip-Files
zip-files are scanned and their contents is added to the
catalog

added support for version information
version of exe, dll, ... files is gathered and stored in the
catalogs